Improvement in cork-saving bottle-fastening



lnitd mes OIIARLES L, KNEOHT, OF LOWER ST.OLAIR TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 103,624, dated May 31, 1870.

-0M- IMPRovnMENT n v CORK-SAVING BOTTLE-Femenina.

The Schedule referl'ed to in these Letters Patent and making paxt of thesame To all whom tit'fmay concern Be it known that I, CHARLES L. KNECHT,of Lower St. Clair Township, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cork-savingFastening; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing making a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 shows inperspective my improved cork-.

saving fastener, when holding the cork in the bottle, also, the positionof the parts when the cork is drawn, and K l Figure 2 is a view of theunder or inner side of the cap.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in each. I

eyes b' in two opposite sides, which engage two swing.

ing arms c.

Atthe outer ends of the arms c, and swingingt between them, is ahorse-shoe shaped holder or cap d, made of angle iron, and having aflange. d extending inward from its upper edge, so that when it is inposition, it will extend around and over the edge of the cork e.

This cap d is loosely riveted to the arms c, so asl to allow it to swingfreely-between them.

The ange d extends inward. over thetop of the cork e only far enought'o-hold it in place, thus leaving the center of the surface ofthe corkbare or exposed. ,lhis is for the purpose of leaving a'bearing-l surfacefor the press when the cork is forced into the bottle.

In making use of my improvement, the cork e is forced in in the usualmanner, and thecap d swung up and pushedoverthe top of the cork. Then,in taking out the cork, the thumb is pressed against the raisedl side softhe cap d, until it is forced across the mouth of the bottle' and overthe other side, carrying the cork with it.

The cork cannot escape from the cap, for the greater the pressure uponit from the inside of the bottle, the more firmly it is held in the capd, and so when the 'cap is pushed over from the mouth of the bottle, itdraws the cork and holds it, Vas shown by dotted lines. In this mannerthe cork e is prevented from flying out,

and thus being lost.-

My improvement .is cheap in construction, convenient for use, andaccomplishes great saving iu corks.

What I claim as'my invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatentfis-n- 'A cork-asteningvaud saving device, consisting of ahorseshoe-shaped holdr d, having an inwardly-projecting flange d',opeting between arms c, by which it is connected with a collar or ringon the Aneck of the bottle, substantially as described.

In testimony' whereof, I,.the said CHARLES L.`

